1 fatal · Bell 47G-5 · 2004-08-04 · Bunnell, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA04GA117
Event ID
20040811X01197
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-04
Location
Bunnell, FL, USA
Coordinates
29.639444, -81.226943
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
47G-5
Registration
N232MC
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flights and inadequate inspections after repeated tail rotor guard ground strikes due to improper flaring, which resulted in an in-flight failure of tail rotor drive shaft components, a loss of control, and the helicopter crash.